Verkada Claims To Bring Verkada Into Genetec
Verkada aims to expand into enterprise physical security but many of those organizations use Genetec. How does Verkada deal with that?
In this note, we examine how Verkada pitched a city, plus Verkada and Genetec's responses to IPVM, and the challenges in integrating systems.
'Citywide **********'
******* ** *******, **, ** *** ******* ******, ***** an ********* ********** ** ****, ***************** ** *** **********, ** ** email ** *******, **,******* ****** ****** ******** ****** ****, ******* **************** *************** *** ******* ****, ********** *** *********** ********** *** the ****** **** ** ********, **.
***** ********* *** **** ******* *** Innova *** ***** ** ******* ** "a ******** **********."
Sales *** *****
** * ****** ** ***** ** Kato *** ******* ****** ******, * Norwalk *******, ***** ******** *** ********'* needs *** ******* ** ***** ************ system, ********* "**/* *********" *** "**** time ****** ** ******** *** ***** alerts."
***** **** *****, "** *** ***, you *** ***** ******* **** ******* via * ***, ***** ** *** just * *** ******* *** *** can ****** * *** ******* ** Genetec."
*** ***** ***** ** **** *** Verkada *** ******* *** ********: "** can ******* **** **** ** ***** on *** **** ****, ** **** as ****** *******."
Verkada ******** ** ****
******* ********** ********* ** **** ******** a ********* ******** ** *********** **** Genetec, ************ ***** ****:
******* ****** ** **** ****** *** customers *** **** ** ******* **** their ******* ****** ******* ** *******. In **** ********, **** *** ****** data ** ** *** ********** *** RTSP **** ** *** *******, *** then ******* *** *** **** ***** VMS. *** *** **** **** ***** RTSP ********* ** ******* ***********.
**** ********* *******'* **** ********, ***** ******** ** ****** ************ and ******* **** *** ******* *********** of **** *** ******** *** ********** capabilities, ****** ***** ***** ******* **** not ******* (*** *********** ** ***** *** ******** ******* would ***** ** ** **** **** out ** ********).
Genetec ********
******* ********* ** **** ********** **** they ** *** ********* **** *******, adding ****:
** ***** ** **** *********, ** suggest **** ****** ************* **** ******* our ******-**-******* ********* (****). **'* * ****-**** ********* *** pretty ***************. ** * ****** ** not ****** ** *** ********* ******* List ** ** *** ********* ** Genetec (****).
Integration **********
**** ********* ********** * *********** ********** to *********** ** ******* ****** ** sophistication *** ***********:
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- ***** **** ***********
- ****** ** ****** ***********
URL ** *** *******
**** *** ******* *** *********, *** in * *** *******, ** *** least ************* *** ***** ***********. *******, like **** ********** ******** ******** ******* (though ****** *******), ****** ***** ** open **** ****** * ***** ** their **** *********. **** ****** ***** feeds ** ** ****** **** ** other ******* ** ***********, *.*., *** or ***** ******* **, **** *** Verkada ***'* **********, ********* *** *** interface ** *******'* ****** ** **** video ***** **** ******* "******" *******'* user *********.
*****'* ** ****** *********** (*.*., ** view ******** ***** ** ** ** a ******** ****** ** **** ** events, ***.) *** ** ***** * click ** ******** ** *******'* ******** interface ** ******, ***.
Video **** ***********
**** ******* ********** ********* ** ******** an ***********, ****** ** ***** ** an ********* ********* *** ********* ***. Using **** ***** ***** ***** *** Verkada ***** ** ** ******** *** managed ** ******* (** ***** *** parties). *******, **** ***** ******* ****** both ******* ******** *** ********** ********** licenses **** *******. ********, *******'* ********* would *** ** ********* ** *** Genetec **** ***, ** *****, ****, would ******* * ******, *****-***** ******** to ******* **** **.
System ** ****** ***********
*** ***** *** ** ********* ******* like *******, *******, *****, *********, ******** House, ***., ** ** ********* **** on *** ****** *****, **** *** two ********** ******* ************* ********.
**** *** *** ** ***** ****, but ** *** ****, ***** **** a ******** ***********. ******* ******** *** own ***, *** ***** ** ****** significant ************* ***********, ******* **** **** conventional *********, ********* ******. ** ***** expect ******* ***** ** *********** ** work **** *******, ***** *********** ******* and *******'* ********* ***** ******** (****** Genetec ********** ****** **** ****, * sibling ** *******'* **** *********** ****-**** rival *********). *** ************ *** ** **** *** (*** documentation), ** ** ** ******* ******* to **** ***** ***** *** ********** which ******** ****** *********** **** **********'* systems (**** ***** ***** *** *********).
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** ****** ******* *** ******* ** compete **** **** *** * *********** factor ** **** *********** **** ** how **** *** *** **** *** 2 ********* ** (** ** ***) integrate.
*'** **** ****** *******/*** ******* ************ in * *** ****** **** '******* integration'.
** ********************* *** ** **** **** ***** people ******* **'* *******.
* ***** ******* *** *************** ** what ** **** ****, ********:
***** *** **** ************** **** *** be **** ** ******** ********* **** is **** ****** ** *** **** right. **** *** **** ********:
****-*****: **** **** ***** **** ********* was **** **** ******* ****** ** care.
*******: **** **** ******** **** *** task *** **** **** * *********** error ** ******* **** ******** ** a **** *******.
****** **: **** **** ******* **** something *** **** ** * ********** or ******* *** **** *** ** a ******** ******.
******* **: **** **** ******** **** something *** **** ** * *** that ****** * ******* ** **** a ********* *****.
*******: **** **** ******* **** * task *** **** ******** ** *************, resulting ** ** ************** *******.
*******: **** **** ******** **** ******* attempted ** ** ********* *** ****** to ******* ** ********.
*********: **** **** ******* **** ********* was **** ** * ****** ** careless ***, ******* **** ******* ** planning.
********: **** **** ******** **** ********* was **** ** * ********, ****** or ********* ******, ********* ** * poor ******* ******.
* *** ***** *** * ***** about $*,*** ********** ********* **** ********* vendors ** **** *** ***. * wanted ** ***** *** ******** *** become--not ** ******--*** **** *************. * bought * ********* *****, *******, *******, I ******* **** ****** *******, ****, even ****** ******** *** *** * camera.
** **** **** *'** ********* *** set ** *** ** **** ****** Genetec. * ******* *** ** ******* for **** ********** ** ******* *** solution ** *** ******* *** ** openly ********** ** ** **** ********* that * ***** ** **** ** and **** ***** ***** ***** **** their ********* **** *****.
******* **** ****** ** *********, ** they ******--*** **** ** *** ****** VMS' ********* ***** ***** ********* ******* awful ** ***** *** ****** ****.
******* ** ****** ***** ** ***** integrators, *** **** ** **** ** requiring **** **** *********** ** ********* with ***** *******. ****'** ****** *** only ******* **** *****'* ******* *** to ****** **** ******* *** ***-*****. Oftentimes ************* **** **** ******* ***** support - *** ****** ***** ** a **** ** ***** ************* *******. It's **** ** ** ****** ** protect *** ********** ** ****** *** that ********, ***** ***** ****** *****/******* for **** ******* *** ***** ***********.
**'* *** * ******* ********* *** end-users, *** **'* ** *********** ******** choice.
**** **** **********. ******* ******* ** with **** ***** ******** **** ****’** never **** ** (******) ******** *****.
***** **** ** (******) ******** *****
*** *** * *********** ** * competitor. * ***'* ********** **** ***** here. *** *** ******* ******* ******* but ********* ** **** *** ********* you ******** ******* *** ****** * few ******** ** *******, **?
*** **** ******* ****** (**********, ******* restriction, ***.) *** ********* ********** ** debate ***** ******* *** ******* ** this ******* **** *** **** **** case.
***, *** ** *** **** **** your *******? *** ** *** ****** we **** *** ** "***** ********"?
****,
* **** ****** ** ******* ** sell ** ******** ** *** ******* an ********** ******* ******* ** **** we *** ** ****** ** ** objective ****** ** *** ***** ** stand ** *** ******.
** **** *** ********.
****** * ****, * ****** *** an *** **** *** ** **** genetec *** ******* ***** *******. ** was ** ******* ******, *** *******. I **** ** ****** ****** *** virtualize *** ******. ****** **** ****. But ***** ** **** ** ******* department, *** ********** ** ********** *** that. * *** ******* ******* ******'* help **, ** * *** ***** they *****' ****** **** ******* *** users.
*** ***** ** *** ** ***, the ****** * *** *** **** helpful.
* **** **** **** ******* *** than * ** **** ** *** integrator ****, *** *'** ***** **** to ** ********* *******, ** **** as *** *** *********. * *** or *** *** **** *** ** have ********* ** ** * ******** a *** ***** ****** * *** my *** *************.
**** **** **** ********* ***'* **** an ***, **** ***...****** ** *** in ***** ****, *** ***** *******. But ****'* **** **** ** **********.
*'** ********* *** *** ** *** of **** ****** *******. * ******* out ** ******* *** **** ********** on ******* *** ******** ** *** Genetec *** ** ****** ********** ** my **** *********
... ***** ***** ********* ******* *****
*** *** *** *** ******* ********? I ****** *** ******* *** ***** hard ** *** ** * ********.
*****'* **** *******. *** ****** **** software **** ** ********** *** ****** Genetec *** *******. *** ****** ** calling **** ********** *** *******. ** you **** ** **** ******* *** support *** **** ** ** ******* the ********* ************* ***** **** ******* offers, **** *** *** **** **** for *******.
*****, ***** * ** **** ***** is ****** ** ******** ***** **** Genetec, ** **** ****, ** *** a ********** ****** * *** ******** (i.e., ** **** ** ***** $*,*** buying ******** **** * *************). **** was ******* **** ******* ******** ** do? ***** * *** ***** ******* him ** *** ** **? *** to ** *****, **** *** **** criticized *******'* ********** *** ******* ** also ******** *** ******** *** ***********, not * *** ****** * *** licenses.
** *** ******* **** **** *** key ***** **** **** *** **** Genetec ****. *** *** ***** ** that ******* **** *** ** ** anything ** **** ******* **** ***** product.
*****. **** ** ***** ******** **** Genetec *** * ** *** ******** of ********* *******.
* *** ******* **** ** *** are *** *********, ********** **** ******* certified ******* ******* ** *** **** course ** *******. ****, ** ** my **** ** ****** **** *** incoming ******* ** ****, **** (*** portal) ** **** ** ******** ** and ********* ** ** **** ** a ****** ******. ** ** ******* an ******* **** * **** **** has *** ******** ************* ********, ** work ******** ** ******* **** **** a ******* ********* ******* ******* **** can **** **** **** ***** ********** and/or **** **** ** ******** *** initial ******** ** **** *** **** to *********** ****** *** ****** *** their *** *****. ** **** ********* to ******* *** ******** *** ** remains * ******** ** ******** ******* time *** ********* ** **** *** available ** *** ******* ********* ******* partners."
* **** ******* *** ******* ** we *** ****** *** ** *** all ******* *** *****. ***** ***** is ***** * ***** ***, ********* the ********* **** *** ** *** way *.*. *** ***** ******* ********** who ***** *** ** ********* *** right *******. *** ** **** ***** up ** **** ** *** *** and ******* ** *** ***** ****** the ****** ********* ********* **** *********** do *** **** *** ** ** and *** ***** *** ***** - attempting ** ****** *** ********* **** points *** *** ******* **** *** weeds ** ******* *, * ** Z *** *********. ** *********** ****** be ***** ****, *** *** *** I ******** - * ***'* **** good **** *** *** **** * have ***'*. **** ** *** *******'* folks ** ** **** ** ***. Reisa *** **** **** ** **** - ** **** ** ***** *****. Avigilon ** ** ********* **** **** and ****** ******* ******* ** *** end ***** **** ***** **. *** other ***** ** *******, ******** ** al ***** **** ******* *********** ** they ***** ******* ***** ***** *******/***** with ***** *********** *** *******'* ******* devalues *** ***** ********** - ** they *** *** *** ***** *** involving **** ** *** *** ******** is *** ***** ******* ** ******* really *** **** ****** ** ***. I'd **** * ***** ** * second! ** * *** ** **** I'm ****** ** ********* *** ******* always *** * **** ** ***** doesn't **?
******: **** ******* *** **** ***** to *** *** **********:******* ***** *** ***** * ***** Job... *******'* ******* ******** *** ***** Integrator
**** ** ****** *******. ******* ***** my *** ******** ***** ** **** Genetec *** *******. ** **** ***** this ** *** **** **'*...**** ** a **** ******* ** ** ****** "integration". *** ******* **** ** ******* more ******* ***** * **** **** what ** ***** *** **** ********. How **** ******* ******** ** *** away **** **** **** ** ********? They *** *** **** *** *** industry...plain *** ******. ******* ** *** the ******* ** **** ****...**** **** on ******** ****** * ****** *********** for *** ***'* *** ** ***** devices **** ****** **** * ******...*** why ***** **** ******** ********** * competitor *** ****** ********** ** ******* in *********. ******* ** ******** ** be "****" ************, **** ****** **** continue ** **** ***** ** ******** down ***** *******'* ******* *** ******** to **** *********** *** *** ***** discounts **** ** ********** **** * 3rd ***** ******** *** ********* ******. But ******* ** **** ******** ****** not ***** ******* ** *** ***** entity **** ******* ** **** *** ability *** *** **** ** **** integration.